Tony and Stephen were sitting out by the pool, laid out on white lounge chairs and sticky with sweat and sunscreen. A hot wind blew off the beach, rustling their hair but doing nothing to abate the scorching Cancún sun. Currently, Stephen was watching as his husband’s eyes followed the poolside waiter—a tiny little thing with bouncy brown curls and an ass he could bounce a quarter off of.
“You’re a pig,” Stephen murmured over the lip of his margarita glass.
Tony huffed, taking a long drink from his own glass. “Don’t fuck with me,” Stephen’s husband said, voice light and teasing, “I’ve caught you checking out that sweet ass this week more times than I can count.”
A minor disaster in a fight between a mutual enemy had led to Dr. Strange and Spider-Man being taken care of by Tony.
Day 26-2 of promptober: Fireplace
creative liberties have been taken, fuck the timeline
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The amount of fireplaces in one building should have at least a one per floor limit. However, Tony does see an advantage to having multiple. Especially in New York. Especially in colder months. And Especially when he’s shoving both Stephen and Peter down in front of one of them, blankets over their shivering shoulders, and both in fresh and warm clothing.
Tony had manually piled wood into the main entrance fireplace, the one in the dining room, and finally this one, in the main living room, off the hallway behind the grand stairs. He pushed the large couch in front of the grand stone and wood fireplace, pulled the coffee table to the side, and made sure that when his two morons got back to the Sanctum they’d at least be warm and comfortable for the verbal hiding they were going to receive.
They’d fallen into Flushing Bay by the airport. Or- Spider-Man and Doctor Strange did. They had been trying to corner Hobgoblin, both familiar with him by now, just off of Rikers Island. A tip off of a plan to escape having led both men there to cut it off and quick.
They had managed to catch both Hobgoblin and a couple other inmates while the morning was still dark, but they had been plunged into the icy waters and were visibly shivering alongside the three criminals as they handed them back to the jail guards and warden.
The two heroes had showered in warm water, slowly being brought up in temperature as per ‘Doctor’s’ instructions. Tony had set out warm clothing for them on Stephen’s bed, giving Peter one of Tony’s own college hoodies to drown in, in both scent and warmth. While doing so Tony had heard Peter’s yelp when the water got too hot too quickly followed by a swift and gentle apology from Stephen.
But, now, in front of a roaring fire, Tony’s anger at them going under frigid water had been snuffed out. Seeing the two huddling together and shivering, in Stephen’s case it was worse as his hands couldn’t wrap well enough around the mug of hot coffee and he had to set it down on the side table Tony had quickly pushed over. It hurt to see his two loves in pain like this. It was a waiting game for being cold. Yet Tony put another log into the fire, closed the protective grate, and sat with the pair as they shook themselves into heat.
He supposed his argument on one fireplace a floor could wait to be seen to.
Stephen and Peter are getting ready for the Gala. You see, Peter created a paten that was tested and researched by the hospital that Stephen worked at. They worked closely together on the trails and perfected the use for surgery.
There was an high level emergency one night months back. They used this brand new synthetic "webbing" to help a patient suffering from aortic dissection, repairing a tear in the aorta. It has never been used before on the heart but they thought this could be the only chance on saving the patient.
It worked.
And now many months later, the Maria Stark Foundation had pledged a new wing of the hospital for medical innovation, and doing a found raiser for the hospital that saved Tony Stark himself.
The Gala was to celebrate the new addition and to raise funds.
Tony who didn't know it was Peter who created the patent that saved his life. He only knew that Stephen Strange was the one who saved him.
And maybe just Tony may have dated one or both of these two men in the past.
Peter and Stephen who may or maybe not are currently dating.
" You know. When your secretary said you go to yoga weekly I thought it was a joke. A cover up for getting out of meetings"
Stephen rolled his eyes as he takes a few more steps out of the stairwell, pulling the door open and holding so the other may walk through firstm
" Stark. Not everything I do is YOUR business."
" But yoga? Really?"
" Time is against us Stark. We are getting old and I am not letting my body get the best of me."
Tony exits into the hall and looks at a sign posted with an arrow ' Stretch the Limits! Yoga sessions by Appointments for Hospital Staff Only. Sign up in the portal' shaking his head.
" I can't belive I'm joining you for this"
" Well the appointment is ONLY for me. You might get kicked out"
" I'm head of cardiology of this hospital AND I'm Tony Stark. Pretty sure my family has a wing in this place"
Stephen leads then a short way down the hall, he knocks on the door before opening.
" Oh! Dr. Strange your a little early, I was just doing some warm ups."
Tony slides his glasses down his nose to see Dr. Peter Parker. He was pharmacologists of the hospital, taking over the role after Dr. Conners well... need for early retirement.
" I thought you said the lessons were just for you?"
" Well you should do better at stalking me Stark, and you would know that Peter here has another degree in physical therapy and offers these yoga session."
When Stephen couldn't operate again because of his hands he didn't take it well. After years of therapy, self reflection and acceptance he finally felt like he found a new purpose.
He writes papers, gives guest lectures. But his big thing? He started a wellness retreat upstate.
He invested a lot into the place. He could host up to 20 people, he had 13 rooms more like suites available. He hired a variety of skilled employeess who specializes in their fields. He offered yoga, personal dietitian, message therapy sessions, personal consultation- phyiscal, bloodwork, herbalbl remedies, meditation, suanas and cold plunges. Created a "hotspring" on sight as well.
He made it expensive, exclusive, and it was making him rich.
Its how he got Pepper Potts and Tony Stark to be here next week.
He occasionally he offers a "raffle" for a week free, or allows an influencer to do a segment for a few days.
And that is how he will met Peter Parker, online winner in the same week.
Unknown to him, that the only reason Tony Stark signed up was because he knew Peter Parker was going to be there. He has been trying to recruit the college student to leave Oscorp to come to Stark Industries. And maybe he also finds that he in drawn to Peter too.
